Tuesday, August 21, 2012

A boy and his Puddleduck

One day, back in Indiana, Douglas and Edmund were walking around our apartment complex and stopped to befriend an older single lady. When Edmund admired her cheap plastic garden duck, she presented it to him as a gift. I confess I rolled my eyes when they brought it back. In my (well-intentioned, but perhaps over-zealous) drive to keep our lives free of clutter and junk, I thought it would end up in the dumpster in a few days.

However, I was proved wrong when Edmund really enjoyed playing with Jemima, as we call her. He treated her almost like a doll -- feeding her, putting her to bed, and meting out discipline.

Since our move, she's been residing in a box. During a recent retrieval trip to our storage unit, I came across Jemima and rescued her. She now happily resides in the herb garden.

That is pretty adorable!And I know what you mean about trying to keep clutter out of your life by not having to many toys around. Someone gave my daughter a big(2ft), cheap, Winnie the Pooh(one I never would have bought) and I fully intended to toss it after the newness wore off after a few days.Nope.She loves that bear. She puts him to bed(tells me to "shh, tuh days.teddy bear is sweeping"), pretends to changes his diaper and gives him a passy when she feel like sharing hers. I never would have thought she would love him so much.

Thanks, Ashley! I was quite amused to overhear Edmund telling Jemima of her wrongdoings. Of course, it was mostly parroting what we tell Edmund, sigh... Thank you, Singing River. <3Sarah H., how hysterical. That's exactly the sort of thing I would have tried to get rid of, too. Our kids have different ideas, eh?Rachel, even more incredible, he's actually going to be three in November! ;-) The time has gone by quickly!

I'm a 31-year-old Christian. My hope is to live a quiet life filled with home and hearth, family and friends, loveliness and simplicity. I'm wife to Douglas (married October 2008) and mother to Edmund (born November 2009), Lavinia (born May 2012), and Rosamund (born February 2014).More...